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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85732</law_id><section_number>36-131</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>36-55.27:1</reference><reference>45.2-1914</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Department of Housing and Community Development</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Housing and Community Development.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Consolidated Plan</span>&#x201D; means a document setting forth various housing and community development goals, objectives, and strategies to be followed by the Commonwealth in addressing housing and community development conditions in the Commonwealth and serving as the strategic plan for the programs established by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and, to the extent and in the manner determined in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Programs and regulations to implement the Consolidated Plan" href="/36-55.27_1/">36-55.27:1</a>, for the programs established by the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The <span class="dictionary">Consolidated Plan</span> will identify housing and community development needs in the Commonwealth; the level of investment and charges to state housing programs and community development necessary to address the need; the availability of state, local, federal, and nongovernmental sources of funds; and the appropriate mix of loans, grants, and other alternative funding methods for implementing the strategy.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Housing and Community Development.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Director</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Housing and Community Development.</p></section></text><history>1977, c. 613; 1992, c. 754; 2002, c. 461.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
